noun

agency

Translation

agency, bureau, organization, action

I booked the holiday through a travel agency.

I booked the vacation through a travel agency.

A government agency is investigating the matter.

She felt she had no agency in her own life.

((a/an ... agency)) a business or organization providing a service I work for a recruitment agency.

((a government agency)) an official body of the government The Environmental Protection Agency monitors pollution.

((to have agency)) to have the power to act independently He wanted to give his characters more agency.

Synonyms: bureau, organization, firm; Antonyms: inaction

From Latin 'agere', meaning 'to do, to act'. An agency is a place where things are done or acted upon for others.

Think of a secret 'agent' working for an 'agency'. Both are about taking action.